Question

How did woman contribute to the enlightenment

Answer 1

The Enlightenment era was often viewed as the founder of individualism and rationality. Women at that time often challenge those ideas and started questioning their roles in society. ... Out of the salons, women were able to obtain knowledge and gain literary support.

Answer 2

From the Renaissance (ca. 1400–1600) to the eighteenth-century Age of Enlightenment, women were consistently considered to be inferior to men and their role in society continued to be primarily domestic. ... During the Enlightenment women began to take advantage of new intellectual trends, such as the novel and the salon.

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